Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-02
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Thomas Pringle (IND), Donegal

I move amendment No. 4:
In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:
“Report on continuation of provisions of Scheme for Secretarial Assistance
2. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining—
(a) considerations in respect of the replacement of the secretarial assistant grade with the parliamentary assistant grade in respect of those employed by a member of Seanad Éireann,
(b) considerations in respect of the replacement of the secretarial assistant grade with the administrative assistant grade in respect of those employed by members of Dáil Éireann, and
(c) considerations in respect of the additional staffing requirements of members of both Houses of the Oireachtas with due regard to the changes which have taken place in respect of the work of members of both Houses of the Oireachtas since the Scheme for Secretarial Assistance was created.”.

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